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By Tunde Ojudun In a major boost to international confidence in Nigeria’s anti-smuggling and cargo intelligence system, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has formally handed over a fleet of stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada. The handover ceremony took place on Monday, 4 May 2026, at Tin Can Island Port, where Canada’s Deputy High Commissioner […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a four-day capacity-building workshop for journalists in Abuja, aimed at deepening media understanding of its ongoing Trade Modernisation Project and broader institutional reforms. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Media Knowledge and Understanding of Customs Modernisation Project”, brought together journalists from diverse media organisations across the country. Declaring the workshop […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has distanced itself from Barr. Ladipo Johnson, spokesperson of the Kwankwasiya Movement, insisting he was never a legitimate member of the party. Johnson, a lawyer who often issued statements as NNPP publicity secretary under Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s faction, announced his resignation in a letter dated May 4, 2026, addressed […]
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged to revitalise the long-standing institutional relationship between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), with renewed support aimed at strengthening learning, research, and student development. Adeniyi made the commitment on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Customs Headquarters in Maitama, […]
Oluyinka Onigbinde, Assistant Editor of Shipping Position Daily, has been elected President of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) following a keenly contested elective congress. Onigbinde secured 20 votes to defeat veteran maritime journalist Reverend John Iwori, who polled 13 votes out of a total of 33 cast. The election also produced other executives […]
By Tunde Ojudun The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling illicit financial flows and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The session, held on Monday, 4 May 2026, at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, formed part of the first‑quarter operational […]
DataPro Limited has released the May 2026 edition of its financial intelligence briefing, offering a comprehensive analysis of key developments shaping the global credit and risk rating landscape. The report combines macroeconomic insights, emerging regulatory trends, and historical perspectives to provide a clearer understanding of how credit evaluation systems are adapting to ongoing global financial […]
By Tunde Ojudun The Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has announced that the party will adopt consensus in selecting candidates for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued in Lagos, Aniebonam revealed that the NNPP has pardoned all expelled members and […]
By Tunde Ojudun The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, has intercepted 473 smuggling attempts in just eight weeks, resulting in major seizures including four cylinders of mercury (80kg each), 3,340 parcels of synthetic cannabis (“Ghana Loud”) weighing 1,540kg, 22 new vehicles, and 8,794 bags of imported rice (equivalent to […]
By Tunde Ojudun The Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, has extended heartfelt congratulations to three newly turbaned District Heads in the Katsina Emirate. Speaking to journalists shortly after the turbaning ceremony at the Emir’s Palace in Kofar Soro, Katsina, he described their appointments as well‑deserved and urged them […]
